09.15.2017 - By [email protected], PIIE
Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad Bown (PIIE) focus on the risks of a trade war in the wake of President Trump authorizing a Section 232 investigation into whether steel and aluminum imports are a threat to US national security. The episode describes the law under which the president acted, along with the international response, including threats of retaliation.